Tuning: E A D G B E

Key: D# Transpose +9

^CWell, I^F'm a jitterbug boy ^FBy th^Ce shoe-shine ^CResti^Fng on my lau^Brels and^C my hardys too

^CLife of^F Riley on a swing shift, ^Fgears^C follow my drift ^COnce ^Fupon a time ^BI was in^C show-biz too

^DmI seen^C the ^FBrooklyn Dodgers ^Fplayi^Cng at Ebbets Field ^DmSeen th^Ce Kentucky De^Abrby too ^F

^GIt's fa^Cst women, slow horses, ^Funrel^Ciable sources, ^FAnd I^C'm ho^Flding^C up the lamp-post if you want to know

^DmI've s^Ceen t^Fhe Wabash Cannonball, ^Fbud^Cdy, I've done it all

^FCause I^C slept with the lions ^Dmand Ma^Crilyn Monroe, ^DmHad br^Ceakfa^Bst in^F the eye of a hurricane

^FFought ^CRocky Marciano, ^Cplayed ^FMinnesota Fats, ^GBurne^Cd hundred-dol^Dmlar bills, I've eate^Abn Mulligan stew ^GGot drunk^Am with Louis Armstrong, ^Cwhat's ^Fthat old song? C F , I taught Mickey Mantle everything that he knows

Gm, C, F,C

^FSo you as^Ck me what I'm doing here ^Cholding^Dm up the lamp-post, ^CFlipping t^Fhis quarter, trying to ^Abmake up my mind ^F ^CAnd if it^Dm's heads I go to Tennessee, ^Cand t^Fails I buy a drink, ^CIf ^Dmit lan^Abds on ^Gthe edg^Ce I keep talking to you

^CZo za^F dee,^C zaboo aye… ^CZaboo^Dm izzy ^Caye aye aye… F C

F G C F C F Ab F Well I'm a jitterbug boy By the shoe-shine resting on my laurels And my Hardy's too Life of Riley on the swing shift Girls follow my drift Once upon a time I was In show biz too I seen the Brooklyn Dodgers Playin at Ebbets Field Seen the Kentucky Derby too It's fast women, slow horses I'm reliable sources And I'm holding up a lamp post If you want to know I' seen the Wabash Cannonball Buddy, I've done it all Because I slept with the lions And Marilyn Monroe Had breakfast in the eye Of a hurricane Fought Rocky Marciano Played Minnesota Fats Burned hundred dollar bills I eaten Mulligan stew Got drunk with Louis Armstrong What's that old song I taught Mickey Mantle Everything that he knows And so you'll ask me What I'm doin here Holdin up a lamp-post Flippin this quarter Trying to make up my mind And if it's heads I'll go to Tennessee, and tails I'll buy a drink If it lands on the edge I'll keep talkin to you

Tom Waits - Jitterbug boy